Missio 

The pandemic has been the direct, or the indirect, cause of many painful experiences such as the isolated death of a loved one, life threatening illness, weeks of isolation, loss of livelihood, changes in how kids go to school, and if the faithful to attend Mass. How can we make sense of that as Catholics? Does mission provide a fresh perspective to these challenges? 

You can view pass episodes at any time. Now is a great time to sign up for the series if you have not done so already. Episode 10 -Prayer, Advent and the Pandemic and airs Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 7:00 pm ET. You can sign up for the series at: www.series.missio.org  

• Episode 1 – explores trauma: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLf-O19fcXM   

• Episode 2 – considers resiliency: https://youtu.be/LJy7IdndkwA   

• Episode 3 – pondered hope: https://youtu.be/nsEymhCjjf0   

• Episode 4- has the pandemic made us more suspicious?:https://youtu.be/y_uLPMdlxw4  

• Episode 5- boredom, isolation, and young adults: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_FIGJJQOf4  

• Episode 6- Anxiety and the pandemic: https://youtu.be/Ss68T48ijkA 

• Episode 7- Faith, Mission, and Covid-19 Fatigue: https://youtu.be/ur6iri6NVrA

• Episode 8- Caring for our relationships during the pandemic :  https://youtu.be/Ikk7_RjM4gs

• Episode 9-  Caring for Family and Marriage During the Pandemic: https://youtu.be/8jdkg0271Co

• Episode 10- Prayer, Advent and the Pandemic:  https://youtu.be/AZobPa-RSGw

The Pontifical Mission Societies (MISSIO), in collaboration with the United States Catholic Mission Association (USCMA) and acclaimed documentary filmmaker and producer Andrew Muscato, developed this streaming series. “We’re so pleased that this joint effort of our mission family at this difficult time to offer a place of encounter for those who are struggling right now,” explained Oblate Father Andrew Small, National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies. “As Church and community, we will only be able to deal with the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic if we face them together.”  

“We believe,” said Dr. Donald R. McCrabb, Executive Director of USCMA, “that these missionaries, through the witness of their experiences, have the ability to offer a healing balm over our American experience of the pandemic, in what promises to be a mutually enriching exchange.”